Horst Linn (1936)

Horst Linn

Horst Linn is a German sculptor and draftsman, teacher, living and working in Dortmund, Germany.

Horst was born into the family of sculptor Willi Linn and received his primary art education from his father. From 1956 Horst Linn studied at the Saarbrücken State School of Arts and Crafts and gradually honed his skills in different techniques.

Horst Linn's works are usually laconic, but the oblique folds of the sculptor's work obey the strict laws of constructivism. Whether it is the early folds of corrugated sheet iron or the later wall reliefs of folded aluminum steel or sheet metal, usually lacquered, all of his works are based on the principle of "less is more." As a spatial artist, he places works in urban, public and private spaces.